Well, this certainly explains a whole lot. Both Apple and Microsoft have stated that the legality of Theora is highly debatable, and as it turns out, they knew more than we do - most likely courtesy of their close involvement with the MPEG-LA. Responding to an email from Free Software Foundation Europe activist Hugo Roy, Steve Jobs has stated that a patent pool is being assembled to go after Theora. Update: Monty Montgomery of Xiph (Ogg and Theora's parent organisation) has responded on Slashdot: "If Jobs's email is genuine, this is a powerful public gaffe ('All video codecs are covered by patents'). He'd be confirming MPEG's assertion in plain language anyone can understand. It would only strengthen the pushback against software patents and add to Apple's increasing PR mess. Macbooks and iPads may be pretty sweet, but creative individuals don't really like to give their business to jackbooted thugs."

Honestly, I don't think there is nothing more entertaiment than see a bunch of "Freedom" lovers pissed off on a propietary company.

Na, what is more funny is when you see people rush from one company to another according to how 'good' or 'evil' they are. Amazing how when Mac OS X was released Apple was the darling of the geek crowd then Apple started acting 'evil' so then there was a rush to *NIX but reality sinks that as a desktop it sucks, Windows 7 is released with cool features long with support for more open standards so there is a rush to Microsoft. Its funny watching people rush from one company to another hoping to find some sort of embodiment of 'goodness' in business form.